| 单词 | satirize |
| 释义 | satirize (once / 8046 pages) v When you cleverly make fun of something, you satirize it. Political cartoons, for example, satirize current events and politicians using clever drawings and captions. When a writer criticizes something using humor, she satirizes it. Playwrights and filmmakers often satirize ridiculous social customs by reflecting them in exaggerated ways, for example. Ideally, when an artist satirizes society, she hopes to encourage positive changes by making people feel ashamed or embarrassed. The root of satirize is the noun satire, which in classical Latin meant a kind of poem that "ridiculed vice or folly." WORD FAMILYsatirize: satirized, satirizes, satirizing+/satire: satires, satiric, satirical, satirise, satirist, satirize/satirical: satirically/satirise: satirised, satirises, satirising/satirist: satirists USAGE EXAMPLESWhen a sports figure is satirized on "Saturday Night Live," the "honor" is a two-edged sword. Golf Digest(Dec 12, 2016) In the first version he calls the Japanese servants “muso,” which translates as “mug” or “snout”; snubs Japanese food; and satirizes Japanese customs. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) He said that he tries to embed links into his stories to take people to true information about the stories he is satirizing. The Guardian(Nov 17, 2016) v ridicule with satire The writer satirized the politician's proposal Syn|Hyper lampoon, satirise blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast subject to laughter or ridicule |
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